This is a follow-up to my original post about errors in building Glibc-2.22 in section 6.9.1 of the LFS-7.8 book.
After replacing the defective RAM module, I started all over again with the LFS-7.8 build. This time when I got to section 6.9.1, I was able to build Glibc without any errors (except for a few errors reported in 'make check', which I guess are expected). This time I did not need to use the largefiles patch, I just followed the stable LFS-7.8 book. So it appears that the bad RAM was causing all of my problems. If you have followed the instructions in the LFS book but are still getting inexplicable errors, it might be worthwhile to check your RAM. The memtest86 program is a free download, and it seems to do a very thorough job of testing memory. By the way, the quick memory check that occurs at boot-up is not a reliable test, at least not on my system -- it was not able to detect the defective RAM. Richard -- http://lists.linuxfromscratch.org/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page Do not top post on this list. A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style
